Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu

82 reviews

lovelyoutliers's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Interesting to hear Simu’s story, and particularly his insights into the immigrant journey and importance of representation in media. 

Knowing little of his story, was saddened to hear of the experiences of abuse he suffered as a child, and applaud his openness about challenging topics, which may help others seek help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Child abuse

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I am a fan of Simu and enjoyed reading about his life. He was funny even though he discussed tough moments in his life. He talks about being born in China and growing up in Canada. He discusses the way Asian's are portraited in western film.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

felofhe's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

jackie_marion's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

shays's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

This man is so charismatic I have absolutely no trouble believing he talked his way through business school and into a consulting job he didn't even really want. Audiobook recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

booknerdynurse's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

Over time I got bored and stopped reaching for this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

xeniba's review against another edition

I’ve been a fan of Simu for a number of years, starting with Kim’s Convenience. I was excited to read this memoir and was left feeling somewhat disappointed.

I found his tone pretty whiny and self-involved and I didn’t have much empathy for him once he got to college. The book also felt repetitive in terms of how often he talked about how much he hated accounting as how hard he worked at being an actor and what a go-getter he was.

I think this memoir actually made me like him less, which was surprising. That’s obviously my personal opinion and ymmv. I do think that it’s important that this memoir exists and even though I wasn’t really a fan, I’m sure it will resonate with many. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

jessireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Racism

scifijunkie21's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Child abuse